Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-30
weathsr and Drop Bullstin.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2j.-The follow
ing is the weather and crop buIletiE issued
by the Signal Office for the week ending
September 24:
mperature-During the week ending
September y the weather has
oeen colder than usual N the
districts east OF the Mississippi and
on the Northern Pacific coast.
The greatest temperature from normal
occurred IL the states bordering on the
lower lakes sEd the South Atlantic and
North Pacific coasts, the daily average
temperature YVES about three degrees be
low the normal. II was warmer than US
ual in the Missouri and lower Mississippi
vAlless and hence westward over the
Rocky mount&ins, the daily excess rang
ing from one 30 four degrees. From
Texas northward to Dakota the
temperature Tor the season from jan
ucry / to September "a was slightly
below the normal. From northern New
England west TO the north P-Cifc C0ast,
ana In the south AtlantiC states it has
been warmer than usual ;SiC al the other
districts the greatest temperature &C.
Cured in the central valleys, where the
average excess for the season has ranged
from 10 s., while the average daily
temperature for the season near Lake
Superior and on the south Atlantic coast
Aas been from L to 50 below norm&l.
The Iain{2II for the week Ess been less
thar usua! ia Louisiana, Mississippi end
Tennessee, ard from Northern Ohio west
we'd over Northern Indiana, Northern
Illinois and Iowa. During the past four
weeks less than enc fourth the usual
amount OK r&in has occurred II the
wheat region from Missouri eastward
over the southern portion Ct Illinois, In
diana Gnd 0hiD, thus showing d contin-
uation Of the drouth in this region.
During the sane period sDout % Per
cent. CT the usuaI amount Of rain has &C
Cured in New England, AID less than 2j
| per cent. IL the South Atlantic states and
Virginia. The r4infall in the western
portions CT the wheat region, and FROM
| Texas northTsrd to D&k0ts and MIME
| sofa, during TIE past four weeks hs5 been
Ebundant and generally has exceeded 20
per cent. Of the amount for that period.
| The sane conditions will apply TO the
! beIS CT country extending from
LAKE, Erie westward 10 lows.
| The rainfall for the season
/ Eas been less than usual except il the
| central portion of the Atlartc states, at
| Isolated Rocky mountain stations snd in
Oregon and Washington territory where
rainfall has been slightly greater than
normal. The isrge seasonal deficiency
| in the central YslleYs hss been augmented
during the past month. The area in
! which this deficiency ranges from ten to
eighteen incnes includes Northern
Louisisna and Mississippi, portions of
| Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ken
lucky, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.
| General Remarks-The weather hiss
| been generally favorable during the past
| Neek in the cotton region, and the Ear-
vest OF this crop is progressing well Inc
| deficiency OF rainfall in portions OF Ar
kansas and Mississippi may reduce ths
WELD OF this crop. Reports from tne
greater portion Of the winter wheat
region show that the work Of preparing
| the ground is being retarded on account
| of the continued drOuth. Reports from
Tennessee. the Middle Atlantic
states ard New England sho"
that the westher was favorable for
crops and that the seeding Of wheat is in
| progress. Reports from Kansas, Ne
| nrsska and west portions Of Missouri and
! Iowa indicate that the weather was favor
able to the growing crops. Killing fro5ts
hsve occurred as far south SIS southern
| Illinois, north Indiana, Ohlo ami Mich1-
gen during the latter part OF the week.
! Reports for the crop and weather bul-
| Ietin for this season will be discontinued
from this date excepting those within the
cotton region.